Baby Boy Nursery Tour

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Oh my goodness. Have you ever worked on something for so long that it feels like it’s become a part of you? For months now, the lion’s share of my DIY endeavors have been done for George’s sweet little nursery, a space that I could not be more proud or fond of! This room is every bit of what I hoped it would be when I first started to envision it all those months ago: a vibrant, happy space, and one that is current and stylish yet entirely livable.

Until the day of our son’s arrival, we didn’t know if he was a boy or a girl (the surprise of a lifetime!), so creating a space equally appropriate for either sex was somewhat of a challenge. The very first thing I decided on for the nursery was the color scheme, which evolved from my initial plan of a duo of chartreuse and navy to also include turquoise. These colors were a terrific gender-neutral selection, as they could easily be tailored for either a more masculine or feminine sensibility by incorporating different accessories and accents.

When it came to an overall theme for the nursery, I found myself gravitating toward a bee motif, since we didn’t know what the baby would “bee” until the big day. As I continued adding new elements to the room, I also incorporated quite a few bird elements as well, although I can assure you that I in no way set out when planning this nursery to make it centered around the birds and the bees!

This space was a true labor of love, and one that will quite possibly always be my favorite DIY project ever. With the exception of a handful of elements, everything in this space was sewn, crafted or redone with my own two hands. In knowing this would be the last nursery I would plan and execute (after sweet George, our family is complete), I poured my heart into this space to make it a little retreat where I can rock my baby boy and soak up every bit of the joy these precious days with him have to offer.

Let’s take a tour of Master George’s nursery, shall we?

As we walk through the room together, I will include links to each of the specific project tutorials I’ve shared over the course of the last few months below the appropriate photos.

My biggest splurge in the space was this upholstered rocker. I love this chair! Instead of buying the matching ottoman, my mom made me a floor cushion using a fabulous tutorial by Susan at Living with Punks (linked in the resources below).

The joy of having a precious bundle to create this room for has only been increased by having the privilege to share the process with you along the way! To be making a livelihood out of doing the very things I love most – nurturing my family and creating beautiful things – is a veritable embarrassment of riches. I count myself immensely blessed, and I am truly, profoundly thankful (to the bottom of my heart!) to all of you for being a part of my blogging journey!

Oh, Amy, this room is beyond fabulous! It is such a fun, whimsical design and definitely not your typical little boy nursery. I love all the details, the colors, fabrics, furniture, art……..well, pretty much everything!! Bravo!

Its truly stunning, Amy! I love the vibrant colors and all of the patterns on the fabric. You did an amazing job putting it all together! And I truly would not believe this is a room that was not originally in the house. Its so bright!

Amy – I absolutely adore your nursery. I ,too, just finished my baby boy’s nursery and completely echo your “labor of love” sentiment! The item that really caught my eye was your side table next to your rocker, but you didn’t provide any details? Would love to hear how you did it!

Amy… What an amazing job you have done in creating such a wonderful nursery. Every single project is perfect and shows how creative and talented you are. This is truly a labor of love and Baby George is a lucky little boy!! AJ@queenofmynest

Your nursery must make you smile every time you open the door. You did a spectacular job at making the nursery interesting, but not cluttered. It feels open and airy and fun. Just what you want for an infant. Keep up the good work

Oh my, I am just loving the bright pops of color and print throughout this nursery! It’s so cheerful! I’d be absolutely delighted if you’d come and share this (and any other posts you’d like to show off) at the Head to Head Showdown link party. It’s going on right now at http://www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com I hope to see you there! ~Jen

Great nursery! Great mix of patterns! Love the colors! We do custom baby rugs and carry all the colors that you have in the room….so if you ever want to change rugs to an initial/monogram or pola dot rug…let us know.

I absolutely love this nursery! I found it today on Pinterest and decided I want to use it as inspiration for my little one’s big girl room. The fabrics coordinate so well with the antique wallpaper that is in the room and is not to be disturbed. Everything is beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!

Omg this room is perfection. I literally changed my baby room last minute to something similar to this. It’s different, unique and yet so modern and playful. I was just wondering if the fabric on the walls are going to stain the walls or have a hard time coming off?

Hi, Sam! We actually just moved to a new home, and I had to remove the decals from the walls prior to our departure from our previous home. There was a slight discoloration on the walls from the starch, but I would say that was probably more due to the fact that the paint in our previous home was builder-grade, crummy paint. If the walls had been painted in a higher-quality satin paint, I don’t think there would have been any discoloration at all. Thanks so much for the sweet comments on this space!

I absolutely love this bedding and am in a predicament like you were with not knowing the sex of the baby. My husband is particularly picky and does not like a whole lot with the exception of your nursery. Would you be interested in creating another set of bedding and selling it by chance? I am not very handy and do not know how to sew.

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